Where does “retinochoroiditis” come from?
retinochoroiditis (English) comes from English choroiditis, from English choroid, from New Latin choroides, from Ancient Greek χοροειδής, from Ancient Greek χόριον, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
retinochoroiditis (English): inflammation of the retina and choroid
Definitions
- inflammation of the retina and choroid
Ancestry of “retinochoroiditis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | choroiditis | Inflammation of the choroid |
| 2 | English | choroid | Resembling the chorion, particularly in... |
| 3 | New Latin | choroides | Like the afterbirth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χοροειδής | Falsa lectio for χορῐοειδής |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χόριον | afterbirth, placenta; any intestinal membrane;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |